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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White say a bus driver in New York will do if someone asks them a silly question?
(a) Lie in response.
(b) Charge them double.
(c) Slap them.
(d) Kick them off.

2. What does White say that Grand Central has become since he lived in New York?
(a) A honky-tonk.
(b) A homeless park.
(c) A tourist attraction.
(d) A chaotic scene.

3. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Detroit.

4. What were pulled down in New York since White was a boy?
(a) Fishing docks.
(b) Park playgrounds.
(c) Elevated railways.
(d) Old buildings.

5. What is so outlandish about the city to White?
(a) There are ways for people to survive.
(b) The economy is still bad.
(c) The place keeps growing.
(d) There are millions of people there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White understand what draws people to New York?

2. What did the city have to do after the Empire State Building was erected?

3. What does White remember the policemen of his youth always having on hand?

4. Where did White go to college?

5. What does White say the city gives a sense of to all people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

2. What does White give numbers for?

3. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

4. What does White say a visitor to New York will feel like right at first?

5. Where did White live while he was very poor in New York?

6. What does White write about when he reminisces about his past memories in New York?

7. How does White say one can recognize the visitors to the city who were disappointed in their experience?

8. What does White compare the city to?

9. What about New York does White say is outlandish?

10. What does the piece say that White quotes about newcomers in New York?

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